More money earned could mean less money overall when public assistance programs get cut off.
Juneau
Juneau charter school avoids budget cut
Juneau Community Charter School enrollment levels mean the school won’t lose up to $308,000 in funding.
Possible Anchorage special session location would crimp fundraising
After having failed to address some of these issues in the last special session, many lawmakers aren’t eager to spend another 30 days in the capital city, but wherever lawmakers convene will impact local campaigns.
Juneau police arrest burglar who tidied up victim’s home
Police say the suspect apparently coiled a hose in the yard and swept the front porch at the victim’s home in the course of taking several low value items.
Dillingham woman missing after leaving Juneau treatment center in March
LoriDee Wilson, 30, came to Juneau in mid-March to get drug addiction treatment program at the Rainforest Recovery Center.
Fighter jets boom through Juneau
The tail codes on the jets identify them as part of the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.
Despite fiscal uncertainty, school district and employees broker 3-year deal
Some objected that teacher pay schedules won’t keep up with inflation and health care cost increases, and there’s worry over how the state’s fiscal policy will change in the near future.
Man dies after vehicle slams into Juneau home
The 63-year-old Juneau victim was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Kiehl proposes ordinance to outlaw LGBT discrimination in Juneau
As an openly gay man who doesn’t identify with any religion, you’d think Matt Magnusson would have a minefield of identity politics to navigate working for Catholic Community Service.
Car crash leaves one dead and home damaged
Man dies after crashing into a Mendenhall Valley home.